Arcadia

2012

Adventure / Drama

3
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 67% · 6 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 41% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 766 766

single parent road trip chevrolet single father woman director cross country trip

Director

Olivia Silver Photo
Olivia Silver

Top cast

Chris Fogleman Photo
Chris Fogleman as Cashier
Mary Pat Gleason Photo
Mary Pat Gleason as Agnes
Myk Watford Photo
Myk Watford as Officer Allen
Tina Holmes Photo
Tina Holmes as Mom
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834.86 MB
1280*536
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 30 min
Seeds 1
1.67 GB
1920*804
English 5.1
NR
us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 30 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by MovieIQTest

Don't be fooled by an unrealistic storyline

This movie is about a father abandoned his home in New England with three kids in a dented station wagon and decided to move to the city of Arcadia, Los Angeles, California.This so-called as a "Road Trip", "Coming of Age" movie was obviously written by a guy who didn't know anything about the modern day realistic America, just crated a completely fantasy. Here are the whys:First of all, he drove a dented station wagon. It means that he's poor with low income or no income at all. He is either unemployed or just was fired from his job. If the station wagon is dented, it also means that the vehicle is old, and he neither has the money to buy a new car, nor the money to have it repaired.There is a quite vague reason why he decided to move to Arcadia, a city with so many expensive properties. A decision of choosing Los Angeles County is also an unrealistic scenario, a similar moronic one since as poor as his poor financial condition, there is no way he could afford the high cost of housing and the living costs in the Golden State, besides the necessary qualification to rent or even consider buying a house. If he does not have a current job in California to prove that he has been employed, an acceptable credit scores, a saving that can afford paying the first month and last month security deposit, or some believable referrals in New England, there is no way he could find any roof in Arcadia to live under it with his three kids.Furthermore, the absurd movie also failed to explain the reason behind abandoning his wife. Why his three kids agreed to travel with him without their mother? These highly improbable reasons or excuses never explained or exposed.Therefore, with so many unbelievable flaws and premises, the whole movie does not have any foundation for me to watch further.
Reviewed by jtncsmistad 7 / 10

"Arcadia": Examination of a Family in Transition and in Turmoil

Awesome parents are a Blessing. Not a given. Never is this more painfully ap"parent" then in the curious coming of age film "Arcadia". John Hawkes is both compelling and pitiable as a dad who drives his three children west cross country in a beat-up station wagon to a new life in sunny southern California. He assures the youngsters that everything is going to be great in their new home. Trouble is they are leaving mom behind for ambiguous reasons that are only gradually revealed as this sad story unfolds. There is no definitive time table for her to join the rest of the family. And the kids are not all right with that.The takeaway from "Arcadia" may best be expressed thusly: So often times the best a mother and father can do isn't exactly going to earn them consideration for "Parents of the Year". Still, these women and men love and care about their sons and daughters. And they are doing the best that they can do. The hope is that their progeny understand and embrace this. And in so doing, they themselves won't have to grow up much too soon.
Reviewed by Jonas2021 6 / 10

A Good Start, but Could Have Been Better

I have been wanting to see Arcadia for some time, and with its recent reappearance on Amazon Prime, I was able to finally view it. I liked it, but it lacked. This is the type of indie-film that could rock one's smaller screen with its understated power and economy of dialogue and action. In movies such as this, the context and the subtext - what is not spoken - is what (could/should) drive the movie. Coming to mind - although it's been a while since I've seen it - is SHORT TERM 12, about a couple who works at a house for at-risk teens. The tone and the ambition of Arcadia seemed to strive for that elegance, but there wasn't much more than met the eye. The primary narrative device of questioning the father's (John Hawkes) motives was thin, instead of rich, and the growing pains and coming of age of Greta (Ryan Simpkins) was described more through plot more than confusion or grappling.I liked it. There was the possibility of love. Not a must-see and preferable to watch if/when one is in the mood for a contemplative picture (even though this didn't inspire too much contemplation).
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